angetwings you said in a post above...

They have all been officially diagnosed in my eyes. Just because the Lupus isn't officially in my file doesn't mean my doctor doesn't believe I have it. And the Fibromyalgia is officially diagnosed and it's in my file. It was diagnosed by a previous Rheumatologist.

just a bit of information you may not be aware of...

being diagnosed means its on the files.

anyone can believe they have anything, and any doctors can believe the person has something and thats ok.

I believe I have rhumatoid arthritis, my doctors say yes thats a possibility lets treat you for it. but its not on my files. why because I have not undergone all the diagnostic tests and the doctor has not placed it on my files.

what that means if if I tell people I have been diagnosed with this they can say no you havent, no matter how much I believe it and no matter how much my doctors believe I have it. I have not been diagnosed with it because I have not gone through the tests and its not on the list of what my diagnosis's are in my treatment files.

line in the sand right now its not a diagnosis its an ....assumption...with me, my treatment providers and legally.

now lets put this back in context of what you posted...you stated your doctors have not put it in the files but you believe and they believe you have these other mental and physical health problems...

guess what you can make these beliefs/assumptions that you and your treatment providers have about this into a diagnosis. example for lupus all you need to do is take a blood test. that will tell you and your doctors whether you have it or not. then it will be a diagnosis, not just a believe I have it kind of thing with you and your doctors.

hey heres a suggestion the program wants you to take a drug test right. well theres all kinds of drug tests. you can contact your treatment providers and tell them to add a test for lupus to a drug test that is done by blood work. or the next time you have to have blood work done to keep track of your medications ask them to test for lupus at the same time. one test and two things done at the same time.